Friday

June 28, 2024

Summer · 8 entries

a nice
5.3 miles
in the high 80s.
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8:48 pm
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✎ Essay · Culture

The Glitter and the Grind: Drag Queens, Yogis, and the Price of Dissent

RuPaul's Drag Race has had an incredible impact on the queer community in the United States, turning hardworking performance artists into household names with niche celebrity status. comes inevitable scrutiny and challenges.This dynamic reminds me of the issues within the Ashtanga yoga system, particularly around authorization, certification, and the balance between a marketplace driven by profit and power versus being a learning organization.

Read the essay →
7:13 am
in imageProject 2025 is a nearly
1000-page step-by-step
playbook for Donald Trump's
second term that would literally
turn America into an
authoritarian MAGA police
state and shred our most
cherished freedoms. He wasn't
asked one question about it
during tonight's debate.
@rbreich
6:19 am
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RuPaul’s Drag Race has had an incredible impact on the queer community in the United States, turning hardworking performance artists into household names with niche celebrity status. With popularity and celebrity comes inevitable scrutiny and challenges.This dynamic reminds me of the issues within the Ashtanga yoga system, particularly around authorization, certification, and the balance between a marketplace driven by profit and power versus being a learning organization.

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11:08 am
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